3/9/2018 New Balance Indoor Nationals 0 South Brunswick 0 Ray Jumps 11+ again!
Sabrina Ray was the lone Viking to compete at the New Balance Indoors Nationals in New York. She once again jumped over 11 feet in the pole vault, finishing with her mark of 11'2.5!
Full results here
2/24/2018 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 2 Medalists at MOC!
South Brunswick had 10 athletes compete at the Meet of Champions, and many of them had great performances, including 2 medal winners! Essence Baker finished 6th in the 800 with a new indoor PR of 2:15.49, while Sabrina Ray jumped 11'6 in the Pole Vault to take 8th place! In addition, Chantel Osley ran a season-best of 5:16.72 in the 1600, and she joined Baker, Joanna Taitt, and Misha Duverger on the 4x400 relay which ran a big season-best of 4:04.98!
Full meet results here
4x800 15th 10:03.77
Nikhila Obbineni 2:25.0, Becky Hartman 2:33.1, Liann Zyontz 2:36.6, Danae Audibert 2:29.1
1600
21. Chantel Osley 5:16.72
800
6. Essence Baker 2:15.49
3200
25. Nicole Fenske 11:35.08
4x400 11th 4:04.98
Joanna Taitt 62.1, Misha Duverger 60.8, Chantel Osley 62.0, Essence Baker 59.9
Pole Vault
8. Sabrina Ray 11-6
2/20/2018 Easterns 0 South Brunswick 0 School Record at Easterns!
A small group of Vikings had a strong showing at the Easterns in New York on Tuesday night! The highlight was the 4x800 relay team running an indoor school record time of 9:36.03! The team of Essence Baker, Chantel Osley, Danae Audibert, and Nikhila Obbineni finished 7th in a competitive race.
Several other athletes set new personal bests at the meet.
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles
Misha Duverger 8.91
Grace Boekhout-Whiting 8.96
Chelsea Eltringham 9.06
Janai Orders 9.39
55 Dash
Riley Ratcliffe 7.63
Sanaai Johnson 7.72
4x200 16th 1:47.50
Joanna Taitt 26.5, Misha Duverger 25.9, Lauren Powell 27.29, Grace Boekhout-Whiting 27.74
4x800 7th 9:36.03 Indoor School Record
Essence Baker 2:17.44, Chantel Osley 2:23.18, Danae Audibert 2:32.14, Nikhila Obbineni 2:23.28
2/17/2018 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 2 Group IV State Champs!
The Vikings had a great showing on Saturday at the Group IV State Championships. Two athletes earned individual state titles and the team finished in 3rd place overall with 24 points! In a span of about 15 minutes both Sabrina Ray and Essence Baker won their first individual state titles and became the 5th and 6th girls in school history to win an indoor Group state title! Both athletes came out on top in very close competition. Ray won the Pole Vault with her jump of 11'6, while Baker set an indoor PR in the 800 with her winning time of 2:16.30! The other medal-winning performance was recorded by the 4x400 relay team of Joanna Taitt, Misha Duverger, Chantel Osley, and Baker. The four girls combined to run a season-best of 4:07.59 which earned them 4th place and a spot in the Meet of Champs! In addition, Nicole Fenske will qualify for the Meet of Champs as a wildcard in the 3200 based on her 11th place finish in an indoor PR of 11:27.16. The 4x800 relay should also be accepted for the showcase event at the Meet of Champs!
Full meet results here
1600
11. Chantel Osley 5:18.35
12. Nikhila Obbineni 5:18.94
55 Hurdles
9. Misha Duverger 8.86
800
1. Essence Baker 2:16.30
55 Dash
17. Misha Duverger 7.59
3200
11. Nicole Fenske 11:27.16
16. Becky Hartman 11:34.20
4x400 4th 4:07.59
Joanna Taitt 61.7, Misha Duverger 63.7, Chantel Osley 62.1, Essence Baker 60.0
Pole Vault
1. Sabrina Ray 11-6
High Jump
Lauren Brengel NH
2/10/2018 South Brunswick 59 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 50 Sectional Champions!
The Vikings came through with a total team effort on Saturday night to capture their 3rd straight indoor Central Jersey Group IV Sectional championship! The team scored in 8 of the 10 events, totaled 59 points, and had 10 athletes earn medals, each of whom qualifies for next week's Group IV State championship! The team received many big contributions on the track and in the field, and had my PRs throughout the meet.
Leading the way with event victories were Sabrina Ray and Essence Baker. Ray won her first sectional title with a PR height of 11'7 in the Pole Vault! That height is also the second best all-time in school history! Baker won her second consecutive title in the 800 in a time of 2:17.88!
Individually the team had one double medalist, Misha Duverger, who finished 3rd in the 55 Hurdles and 4th in the 55 Dash! She ran 8.76 in the 55 Hurdles (8.71 in the trials) and 7.49 in the 55 Dash, both of which were new personal bests!
Nicole Fenske also finished in 3rd, with her time of 11:29.03 setting a new indoor PR in the 3200!
4th place finishes went to Nikhila Obbineni in the 1600 (5:16.94 PR, #8 in school history) and Lauren Brengel in the high jump (4'10 =PR).
5th place performances were turned in by Chantel Osley in the 1600 (5:20.03), Becky Hartman in the 3200 (11:32.54, #5 in school history), and Raquel Ferrara in the High Jump (4'10).
The lone 6th place finish was recorded by Riley Ratcliffe, who jumped a PR-tying height of 8'0 in the Pole Vault!
The scoring was completed in the final event, with the 4x400 relay team's 2nd place finish in 4:10.71! The team was made up of Duverger, Osley, Ratcliffe, and Baker.
Full meet results here
400
15. Lauren Powell 64.05
25. Samiyah Hargrove 65.96
38. Esha Sultana 69.56
1600
4. Nikhila Obbineni 5:16.94
5. Chantel Osley 5:20.03
15. Liann Zyontz 5:44.05
55 Hurdles
3. Misha Duverger 8.76 (8.71)
10. Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.12
15. Chelsea Eltringham 9.41
800
1. Essence Baker 2:17.88
10. Chantel Osley 2:27.03
15. Danae Audibert 2:30.25
55 Dash
4. Misha Duverger 7.49
9. Riley Ratcliffe 7.66
10. Sanaai Johnson 7.71
3200
3. Nicole Fenske 11:29.03
5. Becky Hartman 11:32.54
14. Sophia Milla 12:07.94
4x400 2nd 4:10.71
Misha Duverger 63.8, Chantel Osley 62.8, Riley Ratcliffe 65.2, Essence Baker 58.8
Shot Put
18. Paige Buchanan 29-10.5
19. Ashley Darkwa-Anto 29-1.25
21. Adwoa Ansong 29-0
High Jump
4. Lauren Brengel 4-10
5. Raquel Ferrara 4-10
7T. Chelsea Eltringham 4-8
Pole Vault
1. Sabrina Ray 11-7
6. Riley Ratcliffe 8-0
9. Chelsea Eltringham 8-0
2/5/2018 Varsity Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Performances at Varsity Classic!
South Brunswick brought a small group to the Armory on Monday night and had multiple season bests and PRs. The top performance was the 7th place 4x800 relay team of Chantel Osley, Nikhila Obbineni, Danae Audibert, and Essence Baker that ran 9:44.63, #6 all-time in school history!
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles
Misha Duverger 9.11
Janai Orders 9.51
Mirna Boopalam 10.51
55 Dash
Sanaai Johnson 7.69
Distance Medley 14:04.30
Ava Hutchison 4:08.80, Samiyah Hargrove 67.23, Serena Hutchison 2:35.36, Lauren Molter 6:12.93
800
Liann Zyontz 2:33.87
400
Joanna Taitt 62.15
Misha Duverger 63.66
Riley Ratcliffe 63.81
4x800 9:44.63
Chantel Osley 2:31.29, Nikhila Obbineni 2:24.57, Danae Audibert 2:30.88, Essence Baker 2:17.90
2/1/2018 PHS Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Top Marks at Princeton!
South Brunswick had a good night at Princeton University, with many new season bests being set at the unscored meet! The highlight was Sabrina Ray's 1st place finish in the Pole Vault with a 11'0 PR clearance, which is tied for 2nd all-time in school history!
Full meet results here
400
Essence Baker 61.14
Lauren Powell 64.00
Isabel Sananes 69.49
55 Hurdles
Misha Duverger 9.13
Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.19
Chelsea Eltringham 9.60
Cheryl Chen 10.14
55 Dash
Misha Duverger 7.61
Joanna Taitt 7.79
Samiyah Hargrove 7.97
Mirna Boopalam 8.00
Jill Carbone 8.24
1600
Sophia Milla 5:42.28
Riley Elia 6:02.27
Archana Ramkumar 6:23.53
200
Joanna Taitt 27.22
Juliet Hamza 29.29
Asha Muller 30.42
Sarah Ahson 30.64
3200
Serena Hutchison 12:38.50
Ava Hutchison 12:40.21
Lauren Molter 12:56.41
800
Ria Tilve 2:42.49
Sarah Carlson 2:44.88
Andrea Herrera 2:47.93
Angelin James 2:52.28
Pole Vault
Sabrina Ray 11-0
Chelsea Eltringham 7-0
Shot Put
Adwoa Ansong 32-3
Ashley D-A 32-2.5
Triple Jump
Chelsea Eltringham 32-10.5
Janai Orders 32-3.75
Long Jump
Sanaai Johnson 14-8.5
Brooke Valan 13-11.75
High Jump
Raquel Ferrara 5-0
Chelsea Eltringham 4-10
Lauren Brengel 4-10
4x400 4:27.55
Esha Sultana 67.2, Mirna Boopalam 67.1, Cheryl Chen 67.2, Samiyah Hargrove 66.0
1/28/2018 Ocean Breeze Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Showing at Ocean Breeze!
South Brunswick had a good overall showing at the Ocean Breeze Invitational on Sunday in Staten Island. The team had two medal-winning performances at the competitive meet, and many other new PRs and season bests! Leading the way with a 3rd Place tie in the Varsity Pole Vault was Sabrina Ray, who cleared a PR-tying height of 10'6 for the 3rd straight meet! The other medal winner was Cheryl Chen, who ran a big PR of 9.57 to take 2nd in the Freshman 55 Hurdles! Another notable PR was turned in by Chantel Osley, who ran 2:19.59 to become only the 5th girl in school history to break 2:20 in the 800!
Full meet results here
Varsity 55 Hurdles Red
Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.16
Misha Duveger 9.46
Chelsea Eltringham 9.50
Janai Orders 9.68
Varsity 55 Hurdles White
Mirna Boopalam 10.16
Brooke Valan 10.20
Freshman 55 Hurdles Red
2. Cheryl Chen 9.57
Varsity 55 Red
Riley Ratcliffe 7.68
Sabrina Ray 7.71
Sophomore 55 Red
Lauren Powell 7.97
Jillian Carbone 8.21
Freshman 55 Red
Sanaai Johnson 7.96
Samiyah Hargrove 8.11
Varsity 800 Red
Chantel Osley 2:19.59
Nikhila Obbineni 2:26.10
Varsity 800 White
Danae Audibert 2:29.02
Ria Tilve 2:41.34
Sarah Carlson 2:46.02
Gina Cosgrave 2:58.46
Sophomore 800 Red
Liann Zyontz 2:42.92
Archana Ramkumar 2:44.93
Andrea Herrera 2:51.21
Freshman 800 Red
Angelin James 2:49.58
Sreeya Vuppala 2:57.51
Cheryl Chen 3:04.79
Varsity 200 Red
Misha Duverger 27.09
Varsity 200 White
Inayah Jones 28.43
Varsity 200 Blue
Janai Orders 30.86
Sophomore 200 Red
Grace B-W 28.40
Lauren Powell 29.06
Mirna Boopalam 29.19
Sophomore 200 White
Esha Sultana 30.12
Jillian Carbone 30.84
Brooke Valan 31.24
Freshman 200 Red
Sanaai Johnson 28.66
Samiyah Hargrove 29.07
Freshman 200 White
Lauren Brengel 29.81
Asha Muller 30.14
Juliet Hamza 31.10
Varsity Mile Red
Nicole Fenske 5:22.80
Becky Hartman 5:36.13
Varsity Mile White
Lauren Molter 6:00.96
Ava Hutchison 6:03.73
Varsity Mile Blue
Serena Hutchison 6:01.28
Varsity Shot Put Red
Ashley Darkwa-Anto 31-0.25
Mya Ross 29-11.25
Adwoa Ansong 29-6
Varsity Pole Vault Red
3T. Sabrina Ray 10-6
Varsity Pole Vault White
Chelsea Eltringham 8-0
Riley Ratcliffe 7-0
1/20/2018 East Brunswick 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Run Well at EB!
South Brunswick had many strong performances under sunny skies and mild temperatures at East Brunswick on Saturday!
55 Hurdles
Mirna Boopalam 9.8
Brooke Valan 10.0
Samiyah Hargrove 10.5
Cheryl Chen 10.9
55 Dash
Mirna Boopalam 7.8
Esha Sultana 7.9
Juliet Hamza 8.1
Sarah Ahson 8.1
Brooke Valan 8.1
Asha Muller 8.3
Alisha Patel 8.3
1600
Lauren Molter 5:52.2
Ava Hutchison 5:52.2
Serena Hutchison 6:03.9
Archana Ramkumar 6:12.1
Ria Tilve 6:16.4
Sarah Carlson 6:24.1
Angelin James 6:25.4
Sreeya Vuppala 6:27.5
Andrea Herrera 6:28.7
Gina Cosgrave 6:45.9
Yashika Chidirala 7:18.8
200
Samiyah Hargrove 29.3
Melvina Nicol 29.9
Asha Muller 30.3
800
Lori Khadse 2:58.4
Sneha Reddy 3:01.9
Chelsea Koch 3:02.2
Isabella Sitoy 3:09.7
Jordyn Young 3:11.1
Amanda Keiser 3:14.3
Sarah Habib 3:14.7
Harnoor Sandhu 3:15.7
Selena Patel 3:20.9
High Jump
Lauren Brengel 4-10
Khushi Gupta 4-6
Melvina Nicol 4-4
Shot Put
Ashley Darkwa-Anto 32-2
Adwoa Ansong 31-9
Paige Buchanan 30-4
Mya Ross 29-8
Vanessa Wish 29-3
Maddie Ianniello 28-6
Edith Gonzalez 28-4
Sarah Sadek 25-8
Simi Singh 23-8
Nadia Elieff 22-9
4x400 'A'
Serena Hutchison 70.7, Ava Hutchison 70.0, Lauren Molter 81.0, Angelin James 75.4
4x400 'B'
Ria Tilve 71.5, Sarah Carlson 74.9, Archana Ramkumar 75.8, Andrea Herrera 75.0
4x400 'C' 4:39.7
Esha Sultana 67.9, Mirna Boopalam 68.2, Cheryl Chen 69.8, Brooke Valan 74.0
4x400 'D' 4:53.6
Sarah Ahson 71.1, Lauren Brengel 72.4, Juliet Hamza 71.9, Alisha Patel 78.2
4x400 'E'
Amanda Keiser 87.1, Sreeya Vuppala 81.5, Lori Khadse 82.5, Khushi Gupta 74.0
1/18/2018 Group IV State Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 2nd at State Relays!
South Brunswick scored in 6 of the 9 events and totaled 26 points to finish in 2nd place overall at the Group IV State Relays on Thursday in Toms River. The team had 11 athletes earn medals, some of whom set new season bests! The highlight was the first place performance of the Sprint Medley relay team. Misha Duverger, Riley Ratcliffe, Joanna Taitt, and Essence Baker combined to run 4:20.90 for the win, which marks the first time in school history the team won the Sprint Medley at this meet! Other medal-winning relays were the 3rd place high jump team of Chelsea Eltringham (5-0) and Raquel Ferrara (4-10) that jumped a combined 9-10; the 4th place pole vault team of Sabrina Ray (10-6) and Ratcliffe (8-0) that jumped 18-6; the 4th place 4x400 team of Duverger, Taitt, Chantel Osley, and Baker that ran 4:13.57; the 6th place 4x200 team of Taitt, Duverger, Inayah Jones, and Ratcliffe that ran 1:49.29; and the 6th place Shuttle Hurdles team of Duverger, Grace Boekhout-Whiting, Janai Orders, and Eltringham that ran 34.08.
Full meet results here
Distance Medley 9th 13:01.15
Chantel Osley 3:56.5, Joanna Taitt 63.5, Nicole Fenske 2:31.5, Essence Baker 5:29.4
Shuttle Hurdles 6th 34.08
Misha Duverger 8.0, Grace Boekhout-Whiting 8.5, Janai Orders 8.7, Chelsea Eltringham 8.9
4x200 6th 1:49.29
Joanna Taitt 27.2, Misha Duverger 26.7, Sabrina Ray 27.7, Riley Ratcliffe 27.5
4x800 9th 10:09.65
Nicole Fenske 2:35.1, Nikhila Obbineni 2:27.1, Danae Audibert 2:36.2, Chantel Osley 2:31.1
Sprint Medley 1st 4:20.90
Misha Duverger 62.4, Riley Ratcliffe 27.8, Joanna Taitt 26.8, Essence Baker 2:23.7
4x400 4th 4:13.57
Misha Duverger 64.2, Joanna Taitt 65.2, Chantel Osley 62.8, Essence Baker 61.2
Shot Put 63-4.5
Ashley D-A 32-0, Adwoa Ansong 31-4.5
High Jump 3rd 9-10
Chelsea Eltringham 5-0, Raquel Ferrara 4-10
Pole Vault 4th 18-6
Sabrina Ray 10-6, Riley Ratcliffe 8-0
1/13/2018 South Brunswick 79 GMC Championships 38 GMC Champions!
The Vikings won their 4th straight GMC Championship on Saturday night in Toms River, as the team won 4 of the 10 events and compiled 79.33 points overall! The team had 12 different medal winners and scored points all over the field and track for a total team effort. Event winners were Essence Baker, who captured the 800 for the second straight year in 2:20.41; Sabrina Ray, who won the Pole Vault for the second straight year with a new PR and meet record of 10'6; Misha Duverger, who won her first GMC title in the 55 Hurdles at 8.85; and the 4x400 team of Duverger, Joanna Taitt, Chantel Osley, and Baker that ran a big season-best of 4:09.90!
Full meet results here
400
18. Inayah Jones 65.82
28. Samiyah Hargrove 68.60
1600
4. Chantel Osley 5:18.09
5. Nikhila Obbineni 5:19.44
19. Danae Audibert 5:53.83
55 Hurdles
1. Misha Duverger 8.85 (8.80 trials)
3. Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.31
7. Chelsea Eltringham 9.55 (9.34 trials)
800
1. Essence Baker 2:20.41
16. Liann Zyontz 2:33.54
26. Serena Hutchison 2:39.44
55 Dash
10. Joanna Taitt 7.76
11. Sabrina Ray 7.78
11. Sanaai Johnson 7.78
3200
2. Becky Hartman 11:49.88
3. Sophia Milla 11:59.56
4. Nicole Fenske 12:11.09
4x400 1st 4:09.90
Misha Duverger 61.9, Joanna Taitt 63.3, Chantel Osley 63.0, Essence Baker 61.5
Shot Put
10. Adwoa Ansong 31-0.5
13. Ashley D-A 29-8.5
17. Paige Buchanan 28-6.75
High Jump
2T. Raquel Ferrara 4-10
8T. Lauren Brengel 4-8
8T. Chelsea Eltringham 4-8
Pole Vault
1. Sabrina Ray 10-6 Meet Record
4T. Chelsea Eltringham 8-0
7. Riley Ratcliffe 8-0
1/9/2018 Peddie Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Perform Well at Peddie!
The Vikings had a strong showing at an unscored meet at the Peddie School on Tuesday night!
45 Hurdles
Brooke Valan 8.6
Mirna Boopalam 8.9
Cheryl Chen 9.5
45 Dash
Samiyah Hargrove 6.7
Juliet Hamza 6.9
Asha Muller 7.0
Jill Carbone 7.1
Sarah Ahson 7.1
Alisha Patel 7.2
1600
Angelin James 6:24.8
Sreeya Vuppala 6:42.1
Chelsea Koch 6:53.8
Jordyn Young 7:08.3
400
Samiyah Hargrove 71.2
Mirna Boopalam 72.2
Isabel Sananes 73.3
Cheryl Chen 73.6
Asha Muller 74.6
Brooke Valan 74.8
Tara Elnajjar 75.1
800
Dhwani Shah 2:55.3
Khushi Gupta 3:09.0
Amanda Keiser 3:18.0
Harnoor Sandhu 3:25.3
Sarah Habib 3:27.6
Emily Agosta 3:31.9
Thendral Prabu 3:34.3
200
Juliet Hamza 30.5
Melvina Nicol 30.9
Jill Carbone 31.6
Sarah Ahson 33.1
Tara Elnajjar 33.7
Alisah Patel 34.4
3200
Ava Hutchison 13:22.9
Lauren Molter 13:23.9
Archana Ramkumar 13:53.3
Gina Cosgrave 14:42.7
Sarah Carlson 14:59.3
High Jump
Melvina Nicol 4-8
Khushi Gupta 4-8
Dhwani Shah 4-4
Shot Put
Maddie Ianniello 26-3
Nadia Elieff 23-1.25
Simi Singh 22-11.5
1/6/2018 South Brunswick 74 GMC Relays 29 GMC Relays Champions!
South Brunswick won its 4th straight GMC Relays Championship on Saturday night in Toms River! The team scored 74 points, won 4 of 9 varsity events, and had all 36 athletes who competed (18 varsity, 18 novice) earn at least one medal! In varsity competition, the team won three events on the track, and one in the field. In the field, Sabrina Ray and Riley Ratcliffe combined to jump 17'0 to win the pole vault! In the running events, the team won the Shuttle Hurdles, the 4x200, and the Sprint Medley. Misha Duverger, Grace Boekhout-Whiting, Janai Orders, and Chelsea Eltringham ran a season-best 33.96 for the victory, while Duverger was joined by Joanna Taitt, Lauren Powell, and Ratcliffe to win the 4x200 in 1:50.05, both races coming down to slim margins. In the Sprint Medley, Taitt was joined by Inayah Jones, Ray, and Essence Baker on the team that ran 4:23.66 for the win.
Full meet results here
Distance Medley 2nd 13:07.6
Essence Baker 3:56.1, Danae Audibert 66.6, Nicole Fenske 2:30.6, Chantel Osley 5:34.3
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 33.96
Misha Duverger 8.2, Grace Boekhout-Whiting 8.3, Janai Orders 8.7, Chelsea Eltringham 8.8
4x200 1st 1:50.05
Joanna Taitt, Misha Duverger, Lauren Powell 28.4, Riley Ratcliffe 27.5
4x800 5th 10:29.52
Danae Audibert 2:37.1, Nikhila Obbineni 2:38.7, Becky Hartman 2:41.1, Nicole Fenske 2:32.4
Sprint Medley 1st 4:23.66
Joanna Taitt 63.9, Inayah Jones 27.9, Sabrina Ray 27.9, Essence Baker 2:23.9
4x400 2nd 4:18.21
Chantel Osley 66.3, Misha Duverger 61.8, Inayah Jones 66.6, Joanna Taitt 63.6
Shot Put 2nd 62-9
Adwoa Ansong 31-10.5, Ashley Darkwa-Anto 30-10.5
High Jump 2nd 9-4
Raquel Ferrara 4-10, Chelsea Eltringham 4-6
Pole Vault 1st 17-0
Sabrina Ray 9-6, Riley Ratcliffe 7-6
Novice Shot Put 3rd 50-7.5
Mya Ross 27-8.5, Edith Gonzalez 22-11
Novice 4x200 'A' 1st 1:58.93
Mirna Boopalam, Esha Sultana, Brooke Valan 29.9, Sanaai Johnson 28.8
Novice 4x2 'B' 5th 2:01.25
Isabel Sananes, Samiyah Hargrove, Asha Muller 30.4, Lauren Brengel 30.4
Novice 4x8 'A' 1st 10:55.63
Liann Zyontz 2:37.4, Serena Hutchison 2:46.5, Ava Hutchison 2:52.1, Sophia Milla 2:39.6
Novice 4x8 'B' 2nd 11:25.87
Lauren Molter 2:48.4, Ria Tilve 2:51.0, Sarah Carlson 2:52.9, Riley Elia 2:53.6
12/30/2017 Pietrewicz Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 8 Medal Winners & a School Record at Pietrewicz Invite!
South Brunswick had a strong showing with a small number of athletes at the Pietrewicz Invitational on Saturday at the NY Armory. The team won an event, broke a school record, and had a total of 8 athletes earn medals for their top-6 performances! Leading the way with a dominant victory was the 4x200 relay team that ran a fast early season time of 1:47.79! The team was composed of Riley Ratcliffe, Misha Duverger, Sabrina Ray, and Joanna Taitt.
Finishing 5th but breaking the indoor school record in the 600 was Essence Baker, who ran a time of 1:41.24! Other medalists were Duverger, 3rd in the 55 Hurdles in 9.06, a season best; the Shuttle Hurdle team of Duverger, Grace Boekhout-Whiting, Janai Orders, and Chelsea Eltringham that was 4th in 34.64; and Sabrina Ray, 6th in the 55 Dash in a near-PR of 7.70!
Full meet results here
Shuttle Hurdles 'A' 4th 34.64
Misha Duverger 8.3, Grace Boekhout-Whiting 8.7, Janai Orders 9.0, Chelsea Eltringham 8.7
Shuttle Hurdles 'B' 7th 37.47
Mirna Boopalam 9.4, Brooke Valan 9.0, Samiyah Hargrove 9.3, Cheryl Chen 9.6
600
5. Essence Baker 1:41.24 School Record
55 Hurdles
3. Misha Duverger 9.06
8. Chelsea Eltringham 9.56 (made finals)
9. Grace B-W 9.58
10. Janai Orders 9.78
300
Joanna Taitt 44.52
Inayah Jones 45.86
Samiyah Hargrove 48.72
Cheryl Chen 49.23
Shot Put
Adwoa Ansong 31-0
Mya Ross 30-11
55 Dash
6. Sabrina Ray 7.70
Riley Ratcliffe 7.89
4x200 'A' 1st 1:47.79
Riley Ratcliffe 27.8, Misha Duverger 26.2, Sabrina Ray 27.4, Joanna Taitt 26.3
4x200 'B' 1:56.73
Mirna Boopalam 29.4, Brooke Valan 30.1, Sanaai Johnson 28.5, Inayah Jones 28.7
12/28/2017 Track Universe Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Day at Track Universe Invite!
The Vikings took a large contingent of athletes to New York on Thursday for the non-scoring Track Universe Invite. Many athletes performed well and set new bests. Top-3 performances were turned in by Sabrina Ray, who finished 3rd in the pole vault with a PR-tying height, and indoor PR of 10'0, and both the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. The 4x800 team of Danae Audibert, Liann Zyontz, Nikhila Obbineni, and Ria Tilve finished 2nd in 10:36, while the 4x400 team of Misha Duverger, Essence Baker, Esha Sultana, and Riley Ratcliffe ran 4:19 for 3rd place.
Full meet results here
4x800 2nd 10:36.5
Danae Audibert 2:34.3, Liann Zyontz 2:38.9, Nikhila Obbineni 2:34.9, Ria Tilve 2:48.2
55 Hurdles
Misha Duverger 9.3
Chelsea Eltringham 9.4
Grace B-W 9.6
Janai Orders 9.7
Mirna Boopalam 10.1
Brooke Valan 10.1
Cheryl Chen 10.3
Samiyah Hargrove 10.4
55 Dash
5. Misha Duverger 7.7
Inayah Jones 7.8
Chelsea Eltringham 8.0
Jill Carbone 8.0
Janai Orders 8.3
Lauren Brengel 8.3
Juliet Hamza 8.2
Alisha Patel 8.4
400
Danae Audibert 67.2
Nikhila Obbineni 68.1
Liann Zyontz 68.4
Mirna Boopalam 70.5
Isabel Sananes 72.2
Asha Muller 72.3
Ria Tilve 73.0
Cheryl Chen 73.2
Sanaai Johnson 76.1
Pole Vault
3. Sabrina Ray 10-0
Riley Ratcliffe NH
1600
4. Essence Baker 5:21.0
5. Chantel Osley 5:25.1
Nicole Fenske 5:33.8
Becky Hartman 5:38.9
Sophia Milla 5:45.3
Lauren Molter 5:52.9
Ava Hutchison 6:04.5
Serena Hutchison 6:06.4
Riley Elia 6:09.7
Sarah Carlson 6:28.9
Gina Cosgrave 6:34.2
Andrea Herrera 6:38.3
Dhwani Shah 6:50.4
200
Riley Ratcliffe 27.6
Grace B-W 29.0
Inayah Jones 29.3
Mirna Boopalam 29.3
Esha Sultana 29.4
Brooke Valan 29.5
Samiyah Hargrove 29.6
Juliet Hamza 30.0
Janai Orders 30.1
Asha Muller 30.4
Jill Carbone 30.5
Alisha Patel 32.6
High Jump
6. Raquel Ferrara 4-10
Chelsea Eltringham 4-8
Lauren Brengel 4-8
800
Chantel Osley 2:35.8
Nicole Fenske 2:38.7
Becky Hartman 2:39.8
Sophia Milla 2:40.0
Serena Hutchison 2:42.2
Ava Hutchison 2:48.2
Lauren Molter 2:48.5
Sreeya Vuppala 2:58.3
Chelsea Koch 3:04.4
Lori Khadse 3:04.5
Jordyn Young 3:12.9
Amanda Keiser 3:18.9
Selena Patel 3:29.4
Elodie Bourgoin 3:38.7
Shot Put
Adwoa Ansong 31-6
Ashley D-A 30-2.5
Mya Ross 29-6.75
Paige Buchanan 28-7.75
4x400 3rd 4:19.3
Misha Duverger 65.3, Essence Baker 61.3, Esha Sultana 68.2, Riley Ratcliffe 64.5
12/22/2017 Egg Club Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Many Medal Winners at Egg Invite!
The Vikings had a strong showing at the Egg Invite on Friday in Toms River! Many athletes earned medals, including four relay teams that won their events, and one individual! In varsity events, the shuttle hurdle team of Misha Duverger, Chelsea Eltringham, Janai Orders, and Grace Boekhout-Whiting ran 34.94 for the victory, while the 4x200 team of Joanna Taitt, Duverger, Lauren Powell, and Riley Ratcliffe ran 1:51.02 for the win! In freshmen relays, the 4x200 team of Samiyah Hargrove, Lauren Brengel, Asha Muller, and Sanaai Johnson ran 2:00.56 for 1st place, while the Distance Medley team of Ava Hutchison, Elodie Bourgoin, Serena Hutchison, and Lauren Molter also came out on top with a time of 14:23.90!
The lone individual winner was Lauren Powell, who set a PR of 7.86 in winning the Novice 55 Dash!
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles Frosh
5. Samiyah Hargrove 10.84
Cheryl Chen DQ (11:34)
55 Hurdles Novice
2. Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.95
5. Janai Orders 10.08
6. Mirna Boopalam 10.26
Brooke Valan 10.66
Shuttle Hurdles Varsity 1st 34.94
Misha Duverger 8.2, Chelsea Eltringham 8.8, Janai Orders 8.9, Grace B-W 9.1
Frosh DMR 1st 14:23.90
Ava Hutchison 4:18.2, Elodie Bourgoin 77.4, Serena Hutchison 2:44.8, Lauren Molter 6:03.5
4x200 Frosh 1st 2:00.56
Samiyah Hargrove 30.9, Lauren Brengel 30.3, Asha Muller 30.0, Sanaai Johnson 29.3
4x200 Novice 3rd 1:58.85
Mirna Boopalam 29.3, Janai Orders 30.4, Esha Sultana 29.7, Brooke Valan 29.4
4x200 Varsity 1st 1:51.02
Joanna Taitt 27.6. Misha Duverger 26.8, Lauren Powell 28.3, Riley Ratcliffe 28.4
55 Frosh
4. Sanaai Johnson 7.95
Melvina Nicol 8.40
55 Novice
1. Lauren Powell 7.86
5. Grace B-W 8.06
1000 Frosh
2. Angelin James 3:39.63
4. Sreeya Vuppala 3:55.58
5. Lori Khadse 3:55.70
Chelsea Koch 3:58.60
1000 Novice
Dhwani Shah 3:52.38
Andrea Herrera 3:52.65
Pole Vault Varsity
4. Riley Ratcliffe 7-6
5. Chelsea Eltringham 7-6
High Jump Frosh
4. Lauren Brengel 4-6
6. Khushi Gupta 4-4
Melvina Nicol 4-2
Shot Put Frosh
6. Simi Singh 22-3
Novice Shot Put
5. Vanessa Wish 29-0
Maddie Ianniello 25-6
Sarah Sadek 23-10
Nadia Elieff 21-8
12/20/2017 Bob James Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Perform Well in Full Team's Opener!
The Vikings had a strong showing at their season opener at Princeton University, with many top-3 performances!
Full meet results here
3200
2. Nicole Fenske 11:59.57
3. Chantel Osley 12:03.12
Becky Hartman 12:04.76
Sophia Milla 12:12.15
55 Hurdles
3. Misha Duverger 9.08
Chelsea Eltringham 9.74
Grace Boekhout-Whiting 9.89
Janai Orders 10.13
Mirna Booplam 10.14
Brooke Valan 10.27
55 Dash
2. Sabrina Ray 7.71
Riley Ratcliffe 7.74
Lauren Powell 7.87
Joanna Taitt 7.91
Jill Carbone 8.09
Samiyah Hargrove 8.16
Sanaai Johnson 8.21
Asha Muller 8.24
1600
2. Danae Audibert 5:42.82
Liann Zyontz 5:52.75
Sanjana Raj 6:06.84
Archana Ramkumar 6:20.62
400
2. Joanna Taitt 63.25
Misha Duverger 63.90
Cheryl Chen 1:11.18
Brooke Valan 1:11.37
800
Ria Tilve 2:51.47
Sarah Carlson 2:54.87
Riley Elia 2:58.32
Gina Cosgrave 3:03.78
200
Janai Orders 29.72
Isabel Sananes 29.78
Jill Carbone 30.50
Sarah Ahson 31.16
4x400 4:36.86
Lauren Powell 66.8, Esha Sultana 67.9, Grace B-W 70.3, Mirna Boopalam 71.7
High Jump
3. Lauren Brengel 4-8
Raquel Ferrara 4-8
Chelsea Eltringham 4-6
Pole Vault
2. Sabrina Ray 9-0
Riley Ratcliffe 7-0
Shot Put
Mya Ross 32-3
Adwoa Ansong 31-9
Ashley Darkwa-Anto 30-7.5
Paige Buchanan 30-0.5
12/16/2017 Hall of Fame Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 3 Throwers Open the Season!
The Vikings had a trio of sophomore throwers open the season at the Hall of Fame Invitational in New York on Saturday, and all three finished in the top-5 in the frosh/soph division!
Full meet results here
Frosh/Soph Shot Put
2. Mya Ross 30-6.75
4. Adwoa Ansong 29-8
5. Edith Gonzalez 29-7.75